First time buyer!

Hiya!

Um im new here to fish crazy and i joined because im getting some coldwater fish soon. Im a first time buyer and would like some advice. Is it ok to keep them in a bowl . im just getting two fish but i don't know if i need a water pump and stuff. aand what other kind of small cold water fish are there except goldfish. Plz will someone reply. I need advice!

Macaroni x

It most certainly is not ok to keep them in a bowl, any fish produces ammonia which it release through its gills, this is poisenous to fish esp as they need to breathe the water and extract the oxygen and so they intake poisen which gradually damages their internal organs, to remove this and other substances you need a filter (which i think you meant by a pump). You should allow 8 gallons of water per goldfish to allow for them to grow to their ultimate size, in fact single tail goldfish really need a pond as they are very messy fish to keep in a tank. Couple of fantails would be fine, though they need a filter to remove the ammonia as i said that applies to anything really, even ponds should have filters. di

Completely agree Di

Welcome Macaroni

You are best to get the biggest tank you can afford and accommodate

If you haven't got the room for a big enough tank for goldfish, other coldwater fish you could have that stay small are minnows. There are a few others that are classed as tropical fish but some people keep them in cooler setups.

Personally I prefer tropical fish and think they are easier to look after

Whatever you chose, all fish need a filter in the tank. And that filter has to be matured by cycling the tank before adding any fish

Think about what you can accommodate tank wise and we'll advise you with what you will need etc

There are other varieties of goldfish as well besides the bog standard fairground prize of the 1980s.

I suggest you have a read of this

http://www.fishcrazy.co.uk/forums/t/8136.aspx

you can keep them white cloud mountain minnows in a cold water set up,mine were in with goldfish till they passed away and now they are thriving in my tropical